Lombard loans in Mexico.
Private credit against Mexico-listed shares — pledged, not sold, with ownership retained.
A Lombard loan against Mexico-listed shares is credit secured by a pledge of equity listed on the BMV. The holder pledges the shares as collateral, draws cash against a fraction of their market value, keeps beneficial ownership and dividends subject to structuring, and recovers the position in full on repayment.
- Lombard loans are arranged against shares listed on the BMV (BMV).
- The pledge is not a sale: ownership, dividends, and the upside stay with the holder.
- Loan-to-value is calibrated to the specific position, funded in MXN or cross-currency.
- Structured under the CNBV regime, with disclosure from 10%.
Eligible collateral and venues
Lombard Financing arranges facilities against equity listed on the principal Mexico venue: Bolsa Mexicana de Valores (BMV). Eligibility at the position level turns on the liquidity and free float of the specific line, its volatility, and the size of the holding relative to its typical traded volume — the same variables that drive the loan-to-value.
Regulator and disclosure
Shares listed in Mexico are regulated by Comisión Nacional Bancaria y de Valores (CNBV). Substantial-shareholding disclosure is triggered from 10%, and a pledge over a large line is structured with that reporting regime in view so that the transaction remains discreet and compliant. Where a holding sits near a control or takeover threshold, the structure is arranged to avoid disturbing the position.
Funding, custody, and structuring
Facilities are typically arranged for a tenor of twelve to thirty-six months, funded in MXN or in another currency on a cross-currency basis. Throughout the facility the pledged shares are held by a qualified custodian under bankruptcy-remote arrangements, so the security is clean and the holder’s ownership is preserved. Non-recourse, limited-recourse, and full-recourse structures are available, and the choice interacts with the loan-to-value and the pricing.
| Listing venue(s) | Bolsa Mexicana de Valores (BMV) |
|---|---|
| Regulator | Comisión Nacional Bancaria y de Valores (CNBV) |
| Currency | MXN (cross-currency available) |
| Disclosure threshold | From 10% substantial-holding disclosure |
| Principal indices | S&P/BMV IPC |
| Indicative tenor | 12–36 months, renewable by agreement |
| Recourse | Non-recourse / limited-recourse / full-recourse |
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Disclosure and regulation
Mexican law — the Ley del Mercado de Valores — requires disclosure of an interest at 10% and again at each additional 5% above, a stepped regime that a substantial holder tracks as a position grows. Because the market is concentrated by issuer and by sector, a large single-name holding tends to sit high in a company’s free float, so the eligibility and sizing of a pledge deserve close attention. A Lombard credit over a BMV-listed line is structured so the CNBV disclosure steps are respected and the client’s reported interest is not disturbed by the security arrangement.
An illustrative example
Take a private client holding MXN 400 million in a large-cap BMV-listed position. At an illustrative loan-to-value of 45% — inside the disclosed 20–65% band — a Lombard loan releases roughly MXN 180 million while the shares remain pledged and ownership, dividends, and upside stay with the client. Funding can be arranged in MXN or, given the market’s dollar linkages, in USD on a cross-currency basis. The figures are deliberately round and hypothetical, chosen to illustrate the mechanics of the facility rather than to indicate any pricing.
Illustrative only — not an offer, a quotation, or a commitment to lend.